“This is Swedish women’s imaging center calling. Our radiologist needs to meet with you to conduct more exams due to the findings on your mammogram from last week. Please call us to set up an appointment at your earliest convenience.” My heart…MORE
Ballard - Features
Taproot Theatre offers 2-for-1 "Escape the rain" Memorial Day special to see Brownie Points
Sat, 05/28/11
If you’re staying close to home this Memorial Day weekend, stay warm and dry with 2-for-1 tickets to Taproot Theatre’s production of Brownie Points. The “Memorial Day Discount” counts for Saturday's 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances.
In…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Counting the fish
Wed, 05/25/11
Although I pass their playground almost daily until last week I had only been on the grounds of St. Alphonsus Parish School twice in the last quarter century – if buying a Boy Scout Christmas tree even counts. I see the students in their uniforms…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Rescuing Ramen – How to make ramen noodles a low-salt meal
Tue, 05/24/11
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Just about everyone eats ramen noodles. Those precooked, dried noodles are a quick favorite in college dorms, cafeterias and on backpacking trips.
Quick they may be, but low in sodium they aren’t! We’ve…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Rescuing Ramen – How to make ramen noodles a low-salt meal
Tue, 05/24/11
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Just about everyone eats ramen noodles. Those precooked, dried noodles are a quick favorite in college dorms, cafeterias and on backpacking trips.
Quick they may be, but low in sodium they aren’t! We’ve…MORE
Dishing the Dirt: Tomatoes
Mon, 05/23/11
By Jeff and Eileen Bidwell
Believe it or not, spring has arrived in Ballard! The nurseries are packed and plant sales abound, enticing us to get out there and plant. We see our neighbors bringing home carloads of wondrous treasures. But…MORE